Joe Keels is one of the two junior college early signees for this class, so he will be competing for serious playing time and a possible starting position when spring practice starts. He will have three years to complete two seasons of eligibility at Nebraska.

After an outstanding official visit to Lincoln, the Cornhusker coaches were able to flip Keels away from his initial commitment to Big Ten West competitor Wisconsin.

Below is the first in our series of "Getting to know you" features which we will be running on all the members of Nebraska's 2014 recruiting class.